Concord Rounds Out Home Slate Against Alderson Broaddus

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's soccer team wraps up its two-game homestand when it hosts Alderson Broaddus 5:00 p.m. Friday at the YMCA Paul Cline Complex in Beckley, West Virginia.

LIVE COVERAGE
Stats: The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live in-game statistics of Friday's contest.
Video: Live streaming video is available for the game.

RECORDS
The Mountain Lions had a two-game win streak ended by West Liberty, but is 2-3 on the season.
Alderson Broaddus sports a mark of 1-3 for the spring 2021 campaign.

CONFINES OF HOME
CU wraps up the home portion of its eight-game spring season Friday night when it welcomes the Battlers to Beckley. The Mountain Lions finish the season with road contests against Charleston and Notre Dame. Concord had previously played two one-goal games at home—a double overtime 1-0 loss to Davis & Elkins and a 1-0 win over Frostburg State—before falling 3-0 to West Liberty. Five of the previous seven games for CU at home have been decided by a goal. Additionally, the Mountain Lions had an overall scoreless streak of 234 minutes ended by WLU last week.

FROM THE BACK
Concord recorded four shots on goal against West Liberty with all from coming from either midfielders or defenders. Sophomore midfielder Michael Shelor notched two shots on goals versus WLU, tallying all three for the season in the last two games. Junior midfielder Adrian Cabello and freshman defender Valentin Fernandez accounted for the other shots on goal in last week's game. In addition to some offensive production, CU's midfield and defenders have only allowed a goals-against average of 1.12 which ranks fourth in the MEC this spring. Along the back line, freshman defender Sacha Everard and sophomore defender Jesse Kannekens have played all 478 minutes this season.

DOWN TO THE WIRE
The Mountain Lions host Alderson Broaddus for the first time since 2011. Friday will be the first meeting between the two schools in men's soccer since the fall of 2012. AB holds a 5-2 edge in the all-time series. The last three games have been decided by one goal. The Battlers won 2-1 in 2012. Concord recorded a 3-2 overtime win in 2011 with former first team all-conference player Ivan Deyanov scoring two goals, and Caleb Bone, who was also an all-conference player in 2011, netting the game winner. Alderson Broaddus won at home, 1-0, in 2012.

ALDERSON BROADDUS AT A GLANCE
The Battlers' lone win of the season came against West Virginia Wesleyan at home, 2-1. The latest game for AB was a 3-2 defeat to Wheeling that featured 34 total shots. Alderson Broaddus is allowing an average of 2.5 goals per game which is the second highest in the MEC. Diego Gomez has saved 19 shots which is also second in the conference. Nathan Djona has accounted for two of the five goals scored by the Battlers.